Mechanical Engineering Lead

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 59,500 - 80,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa £70 000 per annum

Training and Development

Career progression

Job summary

Certain Advantage is recruiting a Mechanical Engineer Lead in the Southwest for a hybrid, permanent role. You will lead a small, skilled team and oversee delivery across the full project lifecycle, from concept through commissioning and operations.

The ideal candidate has a degree in engineering and proven leadership in safety-critical or highly regulated settings, with strong governance and documentation skills. Nuclear/defence exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Experience delivering projects in regulated environments.
• Strong governance, technical assurance and configuration management knowledge.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams or multidisciplinary activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small, experienced team to deliver engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle.
• Review and approve technical documentation.
• Support configuration management and asset lifecycle activities.
• Provide technical oversight for facility modifications and upgrades.
• Support planning, risk management and progress reporting for engineering delivery.
• Assist installation, commissioning and testing to ensure successful implementation.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project lifecycle

Governance & configuration

Safety-critical industry

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Mechanical Engineer Lead

Certain Advantage is hiring for a Mechanical Engineer Lead based in the Southwest area.

This role is on a permanent basis and is hybrid-based.

The Company

We’re working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across industries—from Power Generation, Rail and more.

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The Role

This role is for a Mechanical Engineer Lead—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed.

You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for:

• Support engineering delivery across the full project lifecycle including concept development, design, implementation, commissioning, and operational support.
• Review and approve technical documentation
• Support configuration management activities.
• Provide technical oversight to facility modifications, infrastructure upgrades, and asset lifecycle management activities.
• Support planning, risk management, and progress reporting activities associated with engineering delivery.
• Support installation, commissioning, and testing activities where required to ensure engineering solutions are successfully implemented.

The Individual

We’re looking for people who can show:

• Degree in Engineering or relevant technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Engineering expertise within a highly regulated or safety-critical industry.
• Leading engineering teams or coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities.
• Delivering engineering solutions across the full asset lifecycle including design, modification, maintenance, and operational support.
• Understanding of engineering governance, technical assurance, and configuration management.

Desirable Attributes

• Understanding of the nuclear industry and/or other safety-critical environments.
• Supporting infrastructure or facility-based engineering projects.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, or process systems associated with industrial facilities.
• Working within defence or MoD environments supporting asset lifecycle management.

The Benefits

• Salary circa £70 000 per annum
• Training and Development
• Career progression

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